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  Albatros Media Foundation

  This is the first time that a foundation commits to the production and free distribution of entertaining educational television content for the region on the long term, formalizing strategic alliances with partner channels, universities and organizations, in order to strengthen public awareness goals.  We capture our audience with entertaining, educational and inspirational  campaigns.

  Albatros Media Foundation has developed a new formula to deliver reliable information on mass scales in Latin America and the Caribbean, in order to increase awareness and educate regarding the most critical social, environmental, and cultural issues for the region's sustainable development. 

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  Association for the Prevention of Torture - Latin América

  The APT is the international non-governmental organisation, based in Geneva, behind the ground-breaking Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OPCAT). The APT is convinced that the risk of torture and other ill-treatment exists everywhere in the world. The challenge and mission of the APT is how to prevent it.

   

   

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  Avina Foundation

  Contributes to sustainable development in Latin America by encouraging productive alliances based on trust among social and business leaders and by brokering consensus around agendas for action.

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  Azuero Earth Project

  The mission of the Azuero Earth Project is to preserve the earth’s ecosystems, protect biodiversity, and promote healthy communities by helping people to make informed decisions, take sustainable actions, and share knowledge.

  The Azuero Earth Project has Panamanian non-profit status and became a United States tax exempt organization (501-C-3) in 2009.

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  Building and Woodworkers' Interantional

  The BWI is the Global Union Federation grouping free and democratic unions with members in the Building, Building Materials, Wood, Forestry and Allied sectors. The mission is to promote the development of trade unions in our sectors throughout the world and to promote and enforce workers rights in the context of sustainable development.

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  CARE International

  Humanitarian organization that works to improve health, education and economic opportunities for the poorest communities around the world.

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  CeDePesca

  It is a non governmental, non-profit organization founded in Mar del Plata, Argentina, and with offices in Panama, Peru and Chile. Since 1997, works CeDePesca sustainable and socially equitable fisheries in Latin America, running outreach projects and training, promoting the dialogue between actors, making sustainable and transparent management of fishing resources.

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  ChildFund International

  ChildFund International, formerly named Christian Children´s Fund, is a global development and protection agency that believes that lasting change comes from children. For more than 70 years, we have helped the world's deprived, excluded and vulnerable children survive and thrive to reach their full potential and become leaders of enduring change. A member of the ChildFund Alliance, we have earned 4 stars from the Charity Navigator and serve children in 31 countries. In the Americas Region, ChildFund has presence in 8 countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean (Dominica & St. Vincent), Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and the United States. 

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  Doctors Without Borders - Spain

  MSF provides aid in nearly 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters. MSF provides independent, impartial assistance to those most in need. MSF reserves the right to speak out to bring attention to neglected crises, to challenge inadequacies or abuse of the aid system, and to advocate for improved medical treatments and protocols.

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  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Country Office in Panama and Sub regional Office for Central America

  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. Founded in 1945, FAO is also a worldwide centre of knowledge information and technical assistance for agriculture, forestry and fisheries development to ensure good nutrition and food security people.

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  Forum Empresa

  Promotes Corporate Social Responsibility in the American countries through national organizations registered, in order to contribute to a more equitable and sustainable from the responsible corporate management in the economic, social and environmental. Its role is to coordinate and strengthen the synergy of actions and the transfer of know-how among the member organizations who share the vision of promoting Corporate Social Responsibility. Forum Company to date has about 20 member organizations in 15 countries on the continent.

  

  

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  Fundación El Caño

  Support and enhance scientific, research and dissemination of knowledge in the field of archeology and related disciplines, serving both anthropological and ethnographic aspects and ecological. This foundation aims to awaken the popular and professional interest in archeology and the Panama Columbian past and promote tourism development in the pipe and the province of Cocle also promote economic, social and cultural development. To this end, the Foundation funds channeled El Caño persons and entities, public and private interest in the objectives of the Foundation.

  

  

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  Fundación Oír es vivir

  Increase awareness educate, identify and track children, youth and adults, people with hearing loss. Our program of early identification of hearing loss has been performing in schools, orphanages, COIF and present more than 3000 have been achieved at the level of occupational health screenings are taking place in companies where the level of noise and consecuecia hearing loss are at risk for workers. The Foundation trains teachers to expand knowledge of how to include in the educational process for students with hearing loss. The Foundation gives motivational talks and community educativadas free monthly level by exhibitors Panamanians.

  

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  IAPG- Inter-American Parliamentary Group on Population and Development

  Educate and empower legislators in leadership roles in the Americas to work together in a coordinated effort with a view on promoting laws and policies on population and development issues in all countries in the Americas

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  Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission-CIAT Regional Office

  Responsible for the conservation and management of fisheries for tunas and other species taken by tuna-fishing vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies-IFRC

  Regional Office. Focus on health, disaster management and promoting humanitarian principles and values.

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  International Fund for Development. Country Office in Panamá

  FIDA’s main goal is to enable poor rural population to overcome poverty by empowering rural women and men in developing countries to achieve higher incomes and improved food security.

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  International Labour Organization – International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)

  The ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) was created in 1992 with the overall goal of the progressive elimination of child labour, which was to be achieved through strengthening the capacity of countries to deal with the problem and promoting a worldwide movement to combat child labour.

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  International Organization for Migration

  Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is committed to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

  IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.

  IOM works in the four broad areas of migration management: Migration and development, Facilitating migration, Regulating migration , Forced migration.

  IOM activities that cut across these areas include the promotion of international migration law, policy debate and guidance, protection of migrants' rights, migration health and the gender dimension of migration. In Panama, IOM implements various activities of humanitarian assistance to migrants as well as projects to support migration management.

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  Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS – Country Office

  Through a series of resolutions and declarations adopted by member nations of the United Nations, the world has a set of commitments, actions and goals to stop and reverse the spread of HIV and scale up towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services.

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  Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS – Regional Office

  Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) was created after a resolution of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1994, and began its activities in 1996. UNAIDS leads the global response to AIDS advocating for political and social mobilization and resource availability; ensuring the implementation of effective national policies and strategies; multisectoral accompaniment and observance of the human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.

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  Latin American Secretary General

  Regional Office. Facilitates the Latin-American advancement of political, economic, social and cultural cooperation.

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  MarViva Foundation

  MarViva Foundation is a regional, non governmental and nonprofit. Our mission is to work for the conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal resources, through support ordering processes of human activities at sea.

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  Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

  OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian actionin order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate for the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention; and facilitate sustainable solutions.

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  Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

  The mandate of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is to promote and protect the effective enjoyment of all civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights and to coordinate the human rights promotion and protection activities throughout the United Nations System.

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  Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Panama

  The United Nations Coordination System in Panama consists of the United Nations System organizations that, in compliance with the objectives and priorities of the Government of Panama, support a variety of development initiatives in the country. Within this framework, the Resident Coordinator assumes the general responsibility and coordination of programmatic and operational activities, with a view to improve the overall performance and optimize the coherence of the United Nations System Organizations on the ground.

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  Organization of American States-OAS Panama Office

  Strengthen cooperation and advance common interests of American countries with an unequivocal commitment to democracy.

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  Organization of Latin American States

  Cooperation between Latin American countries in matters of education, science, technology and culture.

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  Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization. Country Office in Panama

  PAHO's mission is to lead the strategic efforts of its Member States and other partners in order to promote equity in health, combat disease and improve the quality and duration of life of the peoples of the Americas.

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  PEACE CORPS-Panama Office

  Agency of the United States Federal Government devoted to world peace and friendship through the work of volunteers in developing countries

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  Plan International Regional Office of the Americas (ROA)

  Plan is a nonprofit organization focused on the development of children and adolescents through their community. We work in over 50 developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, looking for lasting improvements in the quality of life of the most vulnerable and excluded, always working with families and communities. Plan is governed by a policy of child protection, demonstrating our commitment to children and adolescents.

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  PNUD-ONUDI-Red de Oportunidades

  Is an international cooperation mechanism launched in 2006 with the noble mission of promoting the fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) worldwide, thereby providing support for national governments, local authorities and citizen organizations in their initiatives to combat poverty and inequality.

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  RAMSAR CREHO Ramsar Regional Center for Training and Research on Wetlands

  Training, investigation and cooperation to promote the conservation and best use of wetlands in the Occidental Hemisphere.

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  Save the Children

  Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need  around the world. Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation and collaboration, our work takes us into the heart of communities, where we help children and families help themselves. We work with other organizations, governments, non-profits and a variety of local partners while maintaining our own independence without political agenda or religious orientation.

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  Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for the Development

  Development, execution and management of cooperation projects and programs for sustainable social and economic human growth, contributing to eradicate poverty in the world.

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  Special Olympics – Latin America

  Regional Office. Offers children and adults with intellectual disabilities year-round training and competition in Olympic type sports.

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  The Foundation for the Refugee Education Trust (RET)

  We provide a continuum of formal and non-formal programmes in classical secondary education, distance learning, livelihoods and vocational training in marketable trades, teacher training, life skills training, addressing gender issues, psycho-social needs, human rights, peace education, conflict prevention/mitigation and solutions to other community development challenges. Additionally, we provide a bridge to employment and economic development, and to formal tertiary education.

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  The Nature Conservancy- Panama

    To preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.

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  The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office – The Americas

  UNISDR is the office of the UN Secretariat that coordinates the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). It was created in December 1999 and is mandated to serve as a focal point to ensure coordination and synergies between the activities focused on Disaster Risk Reduction.

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  United Nations Children’s Fund – Country Office in Panama

  UNICEF’s mandate in Panama is to promote and support the Government of Panama in the fulfillment of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (survival, development, protection and participation) to ensure that all children are given equal opportunities to develop to their full potential. The cooperation of UNICEF is driven by the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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  United Nations Children’s Fund – Regional Office

  UNICEF has been working over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence.  UNICEF is the world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, supports child health and nutrition, water provision and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and HIV/AIDS.  UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

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  United Nations Department of Safety and Security

  The Department of Safety and Security is responsible for providing leadership, operational support and oversight of the security management system to enable the safest and most efficient conduct of the programmes and activities of the United Nations System.

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  United Nations Development Programme – Country Office in Panama

  The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nation’s global development network aimed to prove and share solutions to global and national development challenges. UNDP works in 166 countries connecting them to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP in Panama supports the implementation of project to improve Panamanian people well-being through the provision of advice, technical support and national capacity building.

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  United Nations Development Programme - Regional Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean

  UNDP provides countries in the region with technical assistance in priority areas through programmes agreed with each country. The Regional Centre core actions of the cooperation include national capacity building, knowledge systemization and sharing, and support national efforts in project formulation, implementation and evaluation, framed within the global objective of promoting human development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

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  United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. Regional Office

  UN Women is the Organization of the United Nations dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global defender of women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate the progress to meet their needs throughout the world.

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  United Nations Environment Programme

  UNEP leads and encourages participation in environment care by inspiring, informing and providing nations and people with instruments to improve well-being while ensuring sustainability for future generations.

  

  

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  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees- Regional Office

  The main mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is to provide international protection to refugees, asylum seekers and others while finding sustainable solutions for those people.

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  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-Country Office in Panama

  The main mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is to provide international protection to refugees, asylum seekers and others while finding sustainable solutions for those people.

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  United Nations Information Centre (UNIC)

  The UNIC began its activities in Panama in 1985. Its objective is to disseminate the Organization’s principles, purposes and work. It is the main source of information on the UN and the UN System of Agencies, Funds and Programmes. UNIC core functions include the promotion, education and awareness rising in the Organization’s priority issues to mobilize public opinion in support to such issues.

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  United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

  UNODC seeks to achieve security and justice for all by helping States and their peoples to protect them against the threats posed by drugs, crime and terrorism. The work of UNDOC is guided by mandates and driven by the needs of UN Member States as defined in the UNODC. UNDOC’s areas of work and goals have been defined in its Strategy for the period 2008-2011, which provides a framework for the operational activities of the Office.

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  United Nations Population Fund – Country Office in Panama

  UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a healthy life with equal opportunities. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, all youth are free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.

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  United Nations Population Fund – Regional Office

  UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a healthy life with equal opportunities. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, all youth are free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.

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  UNOPS Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

  United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) operates  as a central resource for the United Nations system in procurement and contracts management as well as in civil works and physical infrastructure development, including the related capacity development activities. UNOPS provides support services to UN organizations, international financial institutions, governments and non-governmental organizations, foundations and private sector.    Through its Regional Office and its country offices, UNOPS in Latin America and the Caribbean implements a broad range of projects in the areas of procurement, infrastructure, environment, health, justice and public order contributing to the comprehensive development of the region and operating under international standards of quality, cost-efficiency and transparency.  

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  Wetlands International

  Works to maintain and restore wetlands and their resources for the benefit of people and biodiversity. Is a worldwide independent nonprofit. The organization has over 20 regional offices, national projects, with a presence in all continents and headquarters in Ede, Netherlands.

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  World Bank – Country Office in Panama

  The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. It provides low-interest loans, interest-free credits and grants to developing countries for a wide array of purposes that include investments in education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture and environmental and natural resource management.

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  World Food Programme

  WFP, United Nations World Food Programme, uses food aid to support economic and social development; meet emergency food needs and promote world food security in accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations and FAO.

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  World Organization of the Scout Movement-Interamerican Scout Office

  The mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society.

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  World Vision International

  As an international aid Christian humanitarian organization, World Vision works in nearly 100 countries around the globe, combating the root causes of poverty and responding quickly when disaster strikes.

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  World Wildlife Fund-WWF

  Conservation of the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

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